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Fantastic Fabregas joins European football's elite; Captain puts last season's woes behind him to steer club towards Champions League, qualification. By James Olley.

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Publication Date: 05-NOV-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Fantastic Fabregas joins European football's elite; Captain puts last season's woes behind him to steer club towards Champions League, qualification. By James Olley.(Sport)

Article Excerpt
Byline: James Olley

AFTER enduring a torrid campaign last season, it appears Cesc Fabregas is making the strongest case yet that he is the most effective midfielder in European football.

A troublesome knee injury which kept him out for four months and being handed the responsibility of captaincy were unforeseen complications to the Spaniard's fledgling career.

But the 22-year-old has been in supreme form both technically and aesthetically, he scored twice during Arsenal's comfortable 4-1 demolition of AZ Alkmaar last night, suggesting that Wenger has unlocked his potential in the most emphatic way possible and rendering Fabregas's complaints over his inability to adapt to a more attacking role as mere growing pains.

In 14 matches this season, he has 11 assists and eight goals to his name and...



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